HOF inductees Jones, Thome share a history
(MLB.com Cleveland Indians)

Chipper Jones and Jim Thome tussled during a benches-clearing brawl during their Minor League days, competed against each other during the 1995 World Series and spent some time as National League East rivals. But the two are now close friends, who will spend the next few months replacing some of their normal hunting tales with talk about their induction into Baseball`s Hall of Fame.